Show RI R. KNOCH GIVES PETER rETER COUNSEL AP RETORT Attorneys for Indicted Promoter Fail to Tear TearDown TearDown Down Testimony of Cincinnati Cin- Cin s. s School Teacher Dr Arthur A. A Knoch proved a a ab b bulwark lark that Willard Hanson c counsel for Charles Peter could not tear ar down in the examination cross Wednesday morning in the trial of ot orthe the mining promoter on a charge of ot using sing the mails to defraud in the development le of the Mascot 1 mine near flear Hailey Idaho Attempts Were were ere made to impeach the Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincin Cincin- nati aU school teachers teacher's testimony time and time again but the wits wit- wit s stood firm on his previous statements The first question Mr 1 Hanson asked the witness was How old are are re you ou Ladies dont don't answer that question question ques ques- tion was the laconic answer ADMITS HES HE'S LINGUIST L On Once when asked if he understood understood understood under under- stood the question Dr Knoch answered I talk six languages I ought Bought to understand you f Then Mr Hanson attempted to force Dr Knoch to admit that his hisson hisson son Alex first went vent to the mine n 1916 instead of 1915 There was wasn Ian n n exchange of repartee and in inthe the the he midst of the questioning witness turned to Judge Tillman Tiliman Johnson and said in a low tone I I i think I J can prove it to him your honor The completion of ot the direct ex examinatiOn examination examination ex- ex of Dr Knoch brought orth the break between the witless wit- wit Iness less ess and Peter in iii Cincinnati At a meeting eting in Pocatello Dr Knoch KnochS S said aid id it was agreed that gold bonds be sold by the company's agents Shortly afterwards Peter went to Cincinnati and end when he told the doctor that he had sold the bonds himself Dr Knoch declared That's the first time my brain cells tells began to work in a different direction REMOVALS DETAILED r Peter declared August Bliefernich Bliefernich Bliefernich nich was a crook and that means should be taken to oust him from the he company according to statements statements statements state state- ments he Is alleged to have made to Dr Knoch The government claims he used methods to remove Individuals who had invested inthe inthe in inthe the corpora corporation tion I Peter told Dr Knoch that he was the son of a wealthy German ruber rub- rub R er manufacturer the witness tes- tes tilled ti led Tuesday afternoon The promoter said that on a trip to the United States Slates he cabled his father that he preferred Broadway to Berlin so stayed in America upon his own own resources Peter according accord accord- ing ng to o Dr Knoch declared he came cameo camelo lo o Salt Lake within a year due to tig is 5 superior education rose from cl clerk rk to vice president of a Salt mining ventures ven- ven ake ake bank Successful lures tures then thel made him wealthy Peter Pet Peter Pe Pe- Pe- Pe t ter i 1 is alleged to have haxe said f Dr Dr Knoch admitted he had invested in- in jested vested rested of his own money and sold lold of the Mascot stock to friends PROMISES POSITIONS j Peter promised both son and daughter of Dr Knoch Inoch positions the youth to be a mining engineer at which per annum was a amere amere amere mere pittance while the girl was to be head nurse at the mine hospital hospital hos- hos pital the witness said That there theres was s worth of ore at the thene of assertion mine ne was a positive the defendant Dr Knoch said J. J G. G Saw Sawyer er Boise ins insurance rance man and formerly mining engineer told of making a report on the physical condition of the property and of Peters Peter's effort to lo have him rewrite the report omitting the phrase there are no large commercial commercial com corn comI I mercial ore bodies in sight This I Iw w was s done he said Mr Sawyer said that there was some high high- grade grade ore in small deposits r David H. H Cannon special as- as to the attorney general in charge of ot the prosecution Uon of the ease se expects to conclude the governments government's governments government's governments gov- gov case late Thursday or Friday morning The defense plans plans to take a week |